Construction of references to authorities

(1) Any reference in any Act specified in the Schedule to any authority not in existence in any other region of the State, in relation to that region, have reference to such authority as the State Government may, by notification, specify as the corresponding authority. (2) Any reference, by whatever form of words, in any law for the time being in force in any region of the State to any authority competent at the date of the passing of that law to exercise any powers or discharge any functions in that region shall, where a corresponding new authority has been constituted by or under any Act now extended to that region, have effect as if it were a reference to that new authority. The Madhya Bharat Accommodation Control Act, 1955 (23 of 1955). Section 1- For sub-section (2), substitute the following, namely :- - "(2) It extends to the whole of Madhya Pradesh. (2-A) It shall, subject to the provisions of Section 6, be in force in all such places of Madhya Pradesh in which it was in force immediately before the commencement of the Madhya Pradesh Extension of Laws Act, 1958 (23 of 1958) and shall come into force on the commencement of the said Act in the areas in which any corresponding law repealed by Section 6 of the said Act was in force, and may be brought into force in any other areas on such date as the State Government may, from time to time by notification in the Official Gazette, direct." Section 2.- In sub-section (2) omit "and". Section 5.- In clause (a) of sub-section (1) after "rent deed" substitute "agreement".